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oscillated

oscillated is the simple past and past participle of oscillate.

Meaning of oscillate

Verb

oscillate (third-person singular simple present oscillates, present participle oscillating, simple past and past participle oscillated)

  1. (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
    • A pendulum oscillates slower as it gets longer.
  2. (intransitive) To vacillate between conflicting opinions, etc.
    • The mood for change oscillated from day to day.
  3. (intransitive) To vary above and below a mean value.

Questions about oscillated

What is oscillated the simple past and past participle of?
Oscillated is the simple past and past participle of oscillate.

Words near oscillated in the dictionary

  1. Osci
  2. oscietra
  3. oscillancy
  4. oscillatary
  5. oscillate
  6. oscillated
  7. oscillates
  8. oscillating
  9. oscillating tool
  10. oscillating tools
  11. oscillating wave test system

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